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Executive Summary FY 2005-2009 Five-Year Strategic Plan Background -Consolidated Plan Process Each year, San Leandro receives two federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) gams. The FY 2005-06 allocation for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) is $844,512. The FY 2005-06 allocation for the Housing hlvestment Partnership Program (HOME) is $336,724. Fiords from the CDBG pant must be used to meet one of three national objectives: 1) benefit to low and moderate income persons, 2) aid in the prevention of slum and blight, or 3) meet urgent need. HOME funds must be used specifically for housing opportunities for low and moderate-income persons. The gant planning application process is known as the Consolidated Plan and includes aFive-Year Strategic Plan and an annual update called the Action Plan. The Consolidated Plan process requires gantees to provide a single submission document for several grant fund proposals, including CDBG and HOME funds. The City is a CDBG entitlement community and, therefore, receives CDBG funds directly from HUD. However, the City participates in the Alameda County HOME Consortium to apply for HOME funds. The Consortium is made up of the Alameda County cities, excluding Berkeley and Oakland. The County serves as the lead agency for the Consortium and is responsible for submittal of the Consolidated Plan documents to HUD on behalf of the entire Consortium. The County serves as the lead agency for HOME funds, while the City serves as the lead agency for CDBG fiords. Citizen Participation Federal regulations provide guidelines for the City to develop a citizen participation plan that governs the process for receiving public input during the Consolidated Plan process. The goal of the citizen participation plan, which the City amended in July 2004, is to encourage all citizens to participate in the planning and implementation of all CDBG and HOME-funded progams. Public participation in determining needs and priorities was incorporated into the Consolidated Plan process in a variety of ways. To assess housing and community development needs, staff met with the executive directors of the various nonprofit social service providers who receive City funding on October 25, 2004, and with the Human Services Commission, whose members are City residents, on October 27, 2004. Furthermore, the City conducted three public meetings in geogaphically dispersed locations to enable more citizens to attend. They were held on January 15, 19, and 27 of 2005 (see Exhibit A for a summary of the priority needs and general comments from the public meetings) and were advertised through many outlets including the City website, City facilities like public libraries and City Hall, a press release and local newspapers. In addition, public service providers and other orgaiuzations on the CDBG mailing list were notified of the public meetings as well as the City's homeowners associations. Housing and Community Development Strategic Plan - FY 2005-09 City of San Leandro Page 1